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JOB OPENINGPublic Works Road Technician

Laketown Township in Carver County is accepting applications for a full-time Public Works Roads Technician who is primarily responsibility for maintaining the township road system and when necessary providing back-up support for the township wastewater operator. Minimum qualifications include: grader operator experience and knowledge of roadway maintenance, construction and repair; a current Minnesota Class A CDL; and a Class D Wastewater Operators License preferred or ability to obtain in one year. Work includes the operations and maintenance of all town roads, equipment and sewer utilities. Starting pay range $20-24.00 depending on experience and qualifications, plus benefits.

A full job description is available HERE . For consideration your resume and any other information you wish to submit must be received by December 22, 2017. Please submit to Laketown Town Hall, 9530 Laketown Road, Chaska, MN 55318. For more information, call 952-442-5278.

CITY OF VICTORIA 2040 COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE Click HEREto find out more about the City of Victoria's 2040 Comprehensive Plans for the orderly annexation areas of Laketown Township. .___________________________________________________________________

AIRPORT ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATE

The Airport Road Public Improvement Hearing was held on November 14, 2017. All Township residents were noticed via postcard and newspaper postings. Copies of the presentation may be obtained at the Town Hall.The Preliminary Assessment Roll for the benefitting residents can be viewed by clicking here. Presentation materials can be viewed here.___________________________________________________________________

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT HEARING FOR AIRPORT ROAD

The Laketown Town Board will meet at the Waconia American Legion at 233 South Olive Street, Waconia, MN 55387 at 7 p.m. on November 14, 2017, to consider whether to reconstruct and pave Airport Road from Laketown Road to Firesteed Ridge. The estimated cost of the improvement is $1,551,000 which is proposed to be paid through a combination of State grant monies, Township general funds and special assessments to the benefitting property owners.

Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improvement will be heard at this meeting. ____________________________________________________________

INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR PROPOSED AIRPORT ROAD UPGRADE

An informational meeting will be held on Wednesday September 6, 2017 @ 7:00pm at the Waconia American Legion to discuss a committee of Laketown residents proposal to pave Airport Road. See Legal Notice section for more information.Click HEREfor the September 6, 2017 Airport Road Informational meeting presentation materials.

CARVER COUNTY 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATECommunity engagement for the 2040 Comprehensive Plan update is now underway. Throughout the remainder of the summer, there will be a variety of different ways for residents to be involved in the process.

To start, the link to the questionnaire can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CC2040planThe questionnaire is optional, but responses can play a vital role in the update.There are also a variety of upcoming in-person events for residents to discuss the update with Carver County Planner, Brett Angell in-person. The events are as follows (there may be additional events added):

201 SEWER SYSTEM PROJECT - REITZ LAKE SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT UPDATESAt the August 8, 2016 Town Board meeting, the Town Board unanimously chose the most cost effective alternative which is to replace the existing sewer line in Reitz Lake and keep the old line in place as an emergency packup (Engineering Feasibility Option 1). At its August 22, 2016 meeting, the Town Board authorized WSB, the Township's engineering firm, to prepare the design of the replacement sewer line, prepare the construction bid documents and to seek the necessary permits from the state and other governmental authorities.

The Township will periodically post updates about this 201 Sewer System maintenance project on this website andwill inform the 201 System users once all final costs are in and the final increase in 201 sewer system rates can be calculated.

Update 3/14/2017 The project is currently in the design and permitting phase. An update was given by Richard Parr at the Annual Town Meeting on 3/14/2017.

Update 7/10/2017 Regular Town Meeting: All necessary permits have been submitted and approved. The Construction Bid advertising was published in the June 8 and June 15, 2017 Waconia Patriot and Chaska Herald. Bid opening will occur on July 18, 2017 @ 2:00pm at the Town Hall. The intent is to present the Township Board with a recommendation to award the construction contract at the July 24, 2017 Board Meeting. See July 24, 2017 Town Board Minutes for details. Update 7/24/2017 Regular Town Meeting: Richard Parr, WSB Project Manager presented a recommendation to award Reitz Lake Sewer Line Construction Contract. Three bids were received, opened and read aloud on July 18, 2017. The bids were checked for conformance to the bidding instructions and tabulated. Low bid received by Ellingson Drainage, Inc. in the amount of $52,380.00 The Engineers Estimate as stated in the Feasibility Study was $76,935.00. Based on their experience and qualifications, Richard Parr recommended awarding the contract in the amount of $52,380.00 to Ellingson Drainage, Inc for the Reitz Lake Sanitary Sewer Crossing. A motion by Supervisor Falk was seconded by Chair Held to award the Reitz Lake Sewer Line Crossing project to Ellingson Drainage, Inc in the amount of $52,380.00. Motion carried unanimously.

UPDATE: The new sewer line was succesfully installed, tested and put into operation the week of October 23, 2017.

_______________________________________________________________________________________STORMWATER MANAGEMENTWhat is an Illicit Discharge?

By definition, an illicit discharge is an unlawful act of disposing (or dumping, spilling, emitting or other discharge) of any substance other than stormwater into the streets, gutters, ditches and ponds that make up our stormwater drainage system, or directly into streams or lakes themselves.

What we do at home and at work affects our local water resources, because our storm drains and ditches are connected to nearby lakes, rivers and streams. Even some fairly common activities could be considered illicit discharge, like dumping leaves, grass clippings, motor oil, paint or other household hazard wastes into a storm drain, allowing discharge from failing septic systems, and improper disposal of sewage from boating or camping. The result is untreated garbage and filth that contribute high levels of pollutants, like heavy metals, toxics, oil and grease, solvents, nutrients, viruses, and bacteria to our lakes and streams - which is why we all need to be aware of what goes into our storm drains and ditches.

Who do I contact if I find a potential illicit discharge?

If you see anyone discharging any substance other than stormwater in roadside ditches and storm drains, please report it to 952-442-5278. For potentially hazardous materials and petroleum spills, call 9-1-1 FIRST when there is an immediate threat to life or property.

Click here to learn more about Winter Erosion Control and Preventing Storm Water Pollution!________________________________________

FAQs

The 2011town newsletteranswers some frequently asked questions and can be found under the Archived Documents tab. No subsequent newsletters have been published.

For residents interested inPermeable Pavementdriveways, MCWD has posted ahow to video.Permeable pavement allows water to infiltrate into the ground rather than run off into the street and storm sewers, reducing pollution in lakes and streams.

MCWD offers cost share assistance for residents who are interested in installing a permeable driveway. More information on that program is available on theMCWD website.

Township Overview

The township was first settled in April 1853 and organized on May 11, 1868. An early settler, John Salter, suggested the name Laketown because the township contained ten smaller lakes and was close to Clearwater Lake, later renamed Lake Waconia. Laketown Township is surrounded by the cities of Victoria, Chaska and Waconia, and by Waconia Township and Dahlgren Township.